Mamallapuram

settlement · 2000 AD – 2099 AD

An ancient settlement and modern town (also known as Mahabalipuram) located on the east coast of peninsular India. It is the site of a large complex of Hindu temples dating to the 7th/8th centuries CE that is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is mentioned in Tamil literature beginning in the 8th century CE. The exact location of the city's harbor and its possible identification with non-Tamil sources (especially Roman ones) remain inconclusive.

Coordinates

12.61960, 80.19365

Also known as

Mahabalipuram, Makāpalipuram (ta), Mamallapuram, Māmallapuram (ta), மகாபலிபுரம் (ta), மாமல்லபுரம் (ta)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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